Rock Werchter 2022

[Ferda]

31 minutes ago, Scarnic said:

True, been saying that for years. Everyone I ever chat to from the UK says the same.

I see your point and very happy for you but I am still on a fence tbh. I dislike the hangars, tents are imho much better with a natural spillover and better crowd management. This is a big thumb down for me.

Prices for food/drinks are insane, plus the selection is underwhelming at best.

Lineup is great but I miss the small, up and coming bands which is the main reason for me coming to other UK/EU fests.

Still to early to say, it may (and likely will) grow on me but I am not sure if I am coming back next year

Edited July 1, 2022 by Ferda
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[VCF]

Nice to see Carly getting the crowd she deserves in Belgium. Her indoor show in 2020 was a bit of a flop given we were barely 400 people.

Anyone was there yesterday?

[ParanoidTourist]

Good festival so far! Both Beck and Pearl Jam was absolutely amazing yesterday!

[sacred shape]

Anyone seen a festival shirt with the bands playing on the back like you get for all the UK festivals? We couldn't see any like that at merch 

[Ferda]

20 minutes ago, sacred shape said:

Anyone seen a festival shirt with the bands playing on the back like you get for all the UK festivals? We couldn't see any like that at merch 

I've asked at merch shop and was told they don't have anything with lineup. But merch is quite a chaos, so might be wrong. Having said that, I haven't seen any T-shirt like that

[49Lawson]

37 minutes ago, sacred shape said:

Anyone seen a festival shirt with the bands playing on the back like you get for all the UK festivals? We couldn't see any like that at merch 

In the past, the only place that sold anything like that was a stall inside of Camping A1 which I always found mental because we always camped at the Hive and weren’t permitted to enter. No idea if they still do it, but if you want one that’s where you’ll find one

[49Lawson]

Heads up, Greta Van Fleet cancelled after Covid. Turnstile playing Main Stage now

[sacred shape]

6 minutes ago, 49Lawson said:

Heads up, Greta Van Fleet cancelled after Covid. Turnstile playing Main Stage now

I'm literally at barrier in the Barn waiting for Turnstile. Now I have to choose between TS and alt-J wtf

[swelsbyuk]

10 minutes ago, sacred shape said:

I'm literally at barrier in the Barn waiting for Turnstile. Now I have to choose between TS and alt-J wtf

Alt-J

 

[Nicklord]

Turnstile from 3pm Barn stage to 9pm main in 2 days. Quite an achievement 

[misterplow]

Still no news on RHCP…

[djd4]

Anyone have the link for the Metallica poster? No way I can scan that qr code from where I am

[gingerevans84]

3 hours ago, misterplow said:

Still no news on RHCP…

Update is no update from the band so far.

[Nicklord]

Turnstile won over some of the Metallica crowd. I loved it. Also Metallica were great, great setlist

[misterplow]

6 hours ago, Nicklord said:

Turnstile won over some of the Metallica crowd. I loved it. Also Metallica were great, great setlist

Bazart had the best crowd reaction of the day though. That field was properly into it, crazy.

[djd4]

So why did they announce Metallica would start 20 minutes early when they didn't at all? Good show though no fade to black 😞

[BenG92]

Turnstile were absolutely phenomenal, pit at front left was non-stop. Hope I can watch highlights back online and see myself moshing like a loon. So so proud of them for how big they've become. Highlight of the day, maybe the weekend. 

Metallica were good but - and I'm sure someone will tell me my hearing is just bad - Lars seemed all over the place. I know he's a meme but c'mon.

[Ferda]

19 minutes ago, BenG92 said:

Turnstile were absolutely phenomenal, pit at front left was non-stop. Hope I can watch highlights back online and see myself moshing like a loon. So so proud of them for how big they've become. Highlight of the day, maybe the weekend. 

Metallica were good but - and I'm sure someone will tell me my hearing is just bad - Lars seemed all over the place. I know he's a meme but c'mon.

Turnstile were great plus it was a lot of fun to watch reactions of the crowd in the beginning of their set 🙂

Lars was OK imho but they put him on purpose a bit behind in the mix plus changed a few arrangements to make some sections easier to play. I am not a drummer myself but it sounds like that to me here and there during the set, especially when tempo changes drastically. Btw, band was much tighter and better sounding than in Prague week ago, Kirk pretty much stole this one. 

Edited July 2, 2022 by Ferda

[djd4]

Chad Smith in Belgium at least so hopefully good news.

 

[Padjeq]

Pit system is so sick

[misterplow]

Saw Metallica and still not sure what all the fuss is about. Decent at best.

[BenG92]

Just now, Padjeq said:

Pit system is so sick

Yeah we absolutely love it, you can rock up as the previous band finishes and get into the front no issue at all, went for Pearl Jam and Turnstile and was too tired to go back for Metallica 😅 also waltzed in for Haim quite late which I thought was wild but maybe they aren't that big here? They put on a great show though

[Ferda]

Just wonder - are there any places with desinfection/working soap containers in the festival arena?

[sacred shape]

14 minutes ago, Ferda said:

Just wonder - are there any places with desinfection/working soap containers in the festival arena?

Not seen any and been to most toilets. Bit weird they haven't. We bring in hand san anyway though 

[Ferda]

7 minutes ago, sacred shape said:

Not seen any and been to most toilets. Bit weird they haven't. We bring in hand san anyway though 

Thanks! Yeah, it's weird. I forgot mine in the camp today, hence the question. Eventually I found out you can desinfect your hands at medics tent 😉